Santa Clara County (Palo Alto) Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed to the 6th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2018; judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court, 2012-18; U.S. attorney's office, Northern District of California, 2007-12; Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 2009-10; professor, Vanderbilt University Law School, 2001-07; visiting professor, Harvard Law School and UCLA School of Law, 2006; lecturer, Stanford Law School, 2021, 2014-16, 2000; law clerk, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, 1998-99; law clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge John T. Noonan Jr., 1997-98
Law School: Stanford Law School, 1997
Career Highlights: Appointed to the 6th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2018; judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court, 2012-18; U.S. attorney's office, Northern District of California, 2007-12; Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 2009-10; professor, Vanderbilt University Law School, 2001-07; visiting professor, Harvard Law School and UCLA School of Law, 2006; lecturer, Stanford Law School, 2021, 2014-16, 2000; law clerk, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, 1998-99; law clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge John T. Noonan Jr., 1997-98
Law School: Stanford Law School, 1997
By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer
PALO ALTO - Working under two prominent judges pushed Allison M. Danner to think about public service work at the inception of her legal career.
Shortly after graduating from Stanford Law School, Danner clerked for 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge John T. Noonan Jr., where she prepared background memos and conducted research. The following year, she clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens at the U.S. Supreme C... (continued)
